TEQIP-III Sponsored Faculty Development Programme on “Introduction to LaTeX and Multivariate Analysis Using SPSS and MS Excel”

Objectives of FDP

Statistics are such phenomena that every academician or researcher wishes to learn. It has been observed that researchers find difficult to conduct an in-depth analysis in their areas of specialization without a sound knowledge of the scientific process of conducting research. LaTeX is a document typesetting system that is used to produce high-quality scientific documents, like articles, books, dissertations, technical reports, etc. Expertise in drafting technical documents is an indispensable skill for all professionals for, it helps them to share their knowledge of technical subjects effectively in all domains of society and thus makes them competent in their professional careers.

This five-day FDP has been designed to provide a clear understanding of the basics of technical writing which will enable the participants to communicate their ideas effectively in the form of technical reports, journal papers, presentations using technical writing tools such as LaTeX, beamer, etc. The FDP will include sessions by experts who will focus on topics like innovative methods for enhancing one’s technical writing skills, use of technical terminology for information transfer, satisfying document specifications like style and format, page layout and organization.

Contents of FDP

• Data Analytics, typesetting journal articles, technical reports, books, and slide presentations.
• Automatic generation of bibliographies & indexes, formatting, documents containing sectioning, cross-references, tables, and figures.
• Writing effectively and clearly for academic purposes.
• Ideas to energize technical writing, practicing hands-on exercises and examples.